DL1 2XU

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 3TW 185 m
DL2 3TP 198 m
DL2 3SL 259 m
DL2 3TS 356 m
DL2 3SJ 482 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 2XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2
Latitude
54.538825
Longitude
-1.669229
British National Grid easting
421,500
British National Grid northing
516,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000297
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062207
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001B · E01012334
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. Embleton View

    Other independent special school

    4.5 km
  3. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 8
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Shoplifting 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL1 2 residents
12,031

Age bands in DL1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,126 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,260 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,790 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,148 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,563 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GAINFORD SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, GAINFORD, DARLINGTON, DL2 3BE

    ODS code A83061

    4.1 km

  • DOCTORS LANE SURGERY

    ALDBROUGH ST. JOHN, RICHMOND, DL11 7TH

    ODS code B82029

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.1 miles
  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.1 miles
  • The Fox Hole

    BCT · Piercebridge

    0.3 miles
  • The Fox Hole

    BCT · Piercebridge

    0.3 miles
  • Ulnaby Lane

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,524 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.